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Traffic stop leads to drug seizure in Andrew County

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A traffic stop lead to a drug seizure in Andrew County Oct 25, 2018. Photo courtesy the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A traffic stop led to a drug seizure in Andrew County last week.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 5 p.m. on October 25, a state trooper initiated a traffic stop of a Chevrolet Suburban and trailer on Interstate 29. The vehicle was northbound near the 53-mile marker in Andrew County.

After contacting the driver, circumstances led the trooper to request for consent to search, which was denied. The state trooper requested a Buchanan County deputy and his K-9 respond to the scene. The K-9 alerted on the vehicle and a probable cause search revealed 514 pounds of marijuana.

The driver, Ricky Allan Martin, 61, of Sunset Hills, Missouri, was arrested for trafficking drugs — 1st degree (over statutory amount) and possession of controlled substance. Martin was transported to the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department in Savannah.

 

– MSHP News Release –

Cloudy today with temperatures near 60

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Aside from lingering patchy drizzle southeast of the Kansas City metro today, dry and cool conditions will continue until the late week. Rain showers are then possible as early as Friday, with increasing chances possible by the late weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Cloudy, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light north wind.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Brief: Treasurer Switches Teams in KS Gov Race; Skeleton-Mask-Shotgun Man in KC

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Allegiances switch in the race for Kansas Governor.

“Effective today, I have resigned my position as treasurer for the Orman for Kansas campaign. It is time to unite behind Senator Laura Kelly and stop Kris Kobach,” Owen stated in the release, referring to the Republican candidate.

Kelly and Kobach have been locked in a virtual tie, according to recent polling, while Orman has been polling at around 10 percent.

 

Who has the campaign cash?

Democrat Laura Kelly has outraised Republican Kris Kobach by more than $900,000 since the end of July and has half a million dollars available to spend in the final week of the campaign. Kobach has $61,000 left.

Kelly’s fundraising advantage comes as polls indicate a tight race ahead of the Nov. 6 election. Kelly, a Topeka state senator, seeks to become the first Democrat elected Kansas governor since 2006.

 

Three men face life in prison following conviction.

Attorneys for three Kansas militia members who conspired to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants have asked the court to take into account what they called President Donald Trump’s rhetoric encouraging violence at their sentencing next month.

One attorney also asked the judge to consider the fact that all of them read and shared on their Facebook feed Russian propaganda designed to sow discord in the U.S. political system.

 

A haunting scene occurs on the streets of Kansas City.

He was allegedly carrying a loaded 12-gauge shotgun with a sawed-off barrel under his jacket, and several shotgun shells in his pockets.

He told police that he had found the guns in the woods shortly before he was arrested, according to the documents filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, where Robertson was charged Monday with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

St. Joseph librarian receives genealogy and local history award

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Local History Librarian Jennifer Sanders-Tutt received the Excellence in Genealogy and Local History Award. Photo courtesy of the St. Joseph Public Library.

A local librarian recently received an award that is the first of its kind in the state.

Jennifer Sanders-Tutt is the Local History Librarian with the St. Joseph Public Library. She was chosen as the first recipient of the Excellence in Genealogy and Local History Award and was presented with the award at the Missouri Library Association conference.

“It’s amazing… my co-worker said, ‘I’m going to nominate you,’ and I kind of put it in the back of my mind. I didn’t think I’d be the one to win it, especially in its first year,” Sanders-Tutt said. “I’m really excited about it. (It’s) very nice for our library and our community to be able to say that we’re the first ones to win this award in the whole state of Missouri.”

The Missouri Library Association’s Genealogy and Local History Committee of Interest sponsors the award. Sanders-Tutt said one of the things that stood out to the committee during the application process was her involvement with Founder’s Day and how she worked with the City of St. Joseph to recognize the date of July 26, 1843, as the official founding day of St. Joseph.

Sanders-Tutt said her position as local history librarian focuses on cultivating local history and helping the public with any local history research. She also has developed several programs and events including the monthly History Speaks program, genealogy programming and one of her favorites, the Oral History Project.

“That’s really rewarding to get to sit down with people from our community, especially some of our older community members that have a lot of history to share and listen to what their lives were like and what St. Joseph’s history was like,” Sanders-Tutt said. “One of my favorites, to this day, is my very first (interview) that I did and that was with a gentleman who was a World War II veteran. I think he was 97 at the time that I interviewed him and he had lived here all his life, he had gone to war, come back, raised a family and he was a fascinating individual.”

Sanders-Tutt said she hopes to continue expanding the Oral History Project to get more community involvement and possibly put together field kits for people to check out to record their own family histories.

For more information about local history and genealogy resources, contact the Downtown Library Reference Department at (816) 232-8151 or visit the St. Joseph Public Library’s website.

Cloudy and cooler with a chance of drizzle

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Drizzle this morning will give way to light rain showers by the afternoon hours. Rain totals should not equate to more than a quarter of an inch for most areas. Rain will taper off through Wednesday, with dry conditions expected by Wednesday evening. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A slight chance of drizzle after 9 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Limited service at Health Dept. Oct. 30th and Nov. 14th

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The City of St. Joseph Health Department Clinic immunization services and TB test administrations and readings will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30th and Wednesday, November 14th.

The department said the closures are due to contractually obligated site visits.
During this time, prenatal case management and pregnancy testing services in the clinic and all other divisions within the health department will remain open.

No other services at Patee Market, 904 South 10th Street, will be affected.

Over 1,000 pounds of prescription drugs collected during take back event

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A prescription drug take back event held in St. Joseph on Saturday collected over a thousand pounds of unused or expired pills.

According to the St. Joseph Youth Alliance, that marks a new record for the take back event, which has been held in the spring and fall for about seven years in St. Joseph.

This year, 466 cars went through the drop off location in the East Hills Mall parking lot. Collected were 1,073 pounds of prescription pills, 115 pounds of needles, 68.5 pounds of prescription bottles and 23.5 pounds of inhalers.

The event, which gives residents the opportunity to safely dispose of unused or expired medications, is sponsored by the St. Joseph Youth Alliance, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department, the St. Joseph Police Department and American Water.

Brief: Trump, Biden, Pence in MO; KS Vote Guide; How Your County Votes

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Campaign stops ramp up in Missouri.

 

Kansans will pick a Governor and fill House of Representative seats on election day.

 

How well does your county vote?

 

How cool and wet will your county be?

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

One person injured in weekend shooting

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One person was injured when a disturbance led to a shooting over the weekend.

According to the St. Joseph Police Department, shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of South 22nd Street, witnesses reported a verbal disturbance led to a 36-year-old man shooting a 27-year-old man.

Police say the man who was shot was transported to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his stomach.

The suspect was located about a block away from the scene. As of Monday morning, no charges have been filed.

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